The Parthenon is made up of many classical elements. It was created in the order of Ionic and Doric. Athena Parthenos was the inspiration for this great piece of architecture. She was the goddess of war and also was the goddess of Athens. She got this role after competing with her uncle Poseidon to see who could give the most to Athens. Poseidon offered power of the sea, which would come in handy because they had a lot of mariners. But Athena offered the olive tree, and won. This became the main source of income for Athens, and thus it was named after her and the Parthenon built as a tribute to her. She was of great importance to Athens because she was the goddess of war and they needed her guidance when the Persian army attacked them.
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Just breathtaking. This is one architecture I would love to visit. I love everything about it, I really enjoy the story behind it, why its there and all of the detail. Aside from the actual architecture itself, these photos are great.. they seem to really show the detail in each photo and is great for someone like me, where this is probably the closes to them I will ever be. Thanks for sharing!
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